Crime Rate in Chiltern Ridges, ward

Chiltern Ridges has the 14th lowest crime rate of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire district and the 1790th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 315th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chiltern Ridges in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Buckinghamshire district average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chiltern Ridges’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 224 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chiltern Ridges ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Harries Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.